24.01.2025 | IM MEN AUTUMN WINTER 2025/26 COLLECTION
The IM MEN Autumn Winter 2025/26 collection, FLY WITH IM MEN was presented on Thursday, 23 January, at Le Réfectoire des Cordeliers, formerly a monastery built in the early 16th century in Paris.
The brand’s intention for this collection, which will be presented for the first time in Paris, is to express the creation of products that transcend all boundaries and bring new, liberating perspectives to many people through ideas born from a free mind.
Designed by Tokujin Yoshioka, an installation inspired by a piece of cloth is placed in the show space and begins to move as if coming to life. It illustrates a new era that will emerge from the dialogue between traditional craftsmanship and modern technology, as well as honouring the philosophy behind a piece of cloth.
FLY
In order to fully convey the beauty of the lightweight fabric, FLY uses the selvage that is often trimmed off, to transform a piece of fabric into a garment that leaves no excess trimmings. The coat and jacket can be worn upside down and can form different silhouettes, depending on how the buttons are fastened. The fabric is a further development of the one used for AIR, one of the brand’s signature lightweight series available since the first season.
FLAT DRAPE
FLAT DRAPE is a series featuring an ample draped shirt, jacket, and trousers which all form a square when folded. When worn, the corners of the square transform into folds, creating a willowy shape. The original partly plant-based polyester has a good balance of softness and stretchiness, lending itself to a more defined silhouette.
The main source comes from non-food grade sugarcane molasses.
WALL
WALL is an outerwear series with a three-dimensional form created by intentionally showcasing the inside panels of construction on the exterior of the garment. The recycled polyester fabric has an elegant sheen. It is thick yet soft and lightweight, and wrinkle-resistant for easy handling. The back panel can be transformed into a hood, alternatively the buttons can be fastened to enjoy a number of ways of wearing.
HERON
HERON is a series created using Ultrasuede®, an artificial suede made from 100% plant-based polyester developed by Toray Industries, Inc.. This marks the first time the material is being used for clothing worldwide. The material can be cut without fraying; the series features a number of round holes of various sizes arranged in gradient, cut by a machine not normally used in making garments. This unique design, although applied to a voluminous coat style, lends itself to a lightweight construction.
The main source comes from non-food grade sugarcane molasses and cornstarch.
SWITCH
SWITCH is a woven series produced with 100% plant-based nylon fiber made from castor and corn. The thin fabric used for the padded linings was developed by Toray Industries, Inc., first used for another garment series in the Spring Summer 2024 season, when this material was used for clothing worldwide for the first time. For this series, the fabric was further developed into a thicker twill, which was used for the garments themselves. All linings are detachable, and the trousers’ lining can also be worn as a vest. The coat and jacket styles can be worn freely, with the option to transform the back panel into a hood.
METALLIC ULTRA BOA
METALLIC ULTRA BOA uses an artificial sheepskin, co-developed by the brand and Toray Industries, Inc., that is a composite of Toray’s artificial suede (Ultrasuede®, partly plant-based) and fleece made from a blend of synthetic fibers and recycled wool. Foil printing was then applied onto the fabric for a metallic finish. The garment has two straight slits, on the front perpendicular to the hem, lined with two zippers; fastening the zippers in a lightly twisted motion completes the construction of the garment, creating a bold, angular silhouette around the elbows.
The main source comes from non-food grade sugarcane molasses.
KASURI
KASURI is a modern adaptation of the eponymous traditional dyeing technique that arranges partly pre-dyed yarn on the loom and weaves it to create patterns or colours in gradients. The fabric in this series is woven with a Jacquard machine from three kinds of cotton yarn in different thicknesses that were partly pre-dyed, used for the weft and the warp. The construction, which respects the beauty and the integrity of the textile, uses very few cuts in the fabric during the design process. By fastening the zippers along the diagonal lines from the hem to both sides of the body in a loose, spiral motion, the garment transforms into a coat with sleeves. Fastening the buttons turns the same garment into a poncho.
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